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		[{"id":3508,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/reflections-11-17-february\/","name":"reflections-11-17-february","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/desert-abudnance-1024x640.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Reflections 11 - 17 February","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-09 23:44:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-27 22:50:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-27 09:50:31","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":49},"status":"publish","content":"11 February 2026 Defilement comes from within, from hearts that"},{"id":3505,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/01\/reflections-1-10-february\/","name":"reflections-1-10-february","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/disciples-sent-1024x640.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Reflections 1 - 10 February","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Feb 1, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-31 12:00:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-29 23:32:58","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-29 10:32:58","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":37},"status":"publish","content":"1 February 2026 The Beatitudes don't describe who gets blessed;"},{"id":3305,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/01\/01\/january-reflections\/","name":"january-reflections","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/January-reflections-1024x576.jpg","alt":""},"title":"January Reflections","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Jan 1, 2026","dateGMT":"2025-12-31 12:10:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-03 15:08:33","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-03 02:08:33","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":8,"sec":22},"status":"publish","content":"01 Thursday, January We stand in awe before the Word"},{"id":3196,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/16\/daily-reflections-17-31-december\/","name":"daily-reflections-17-31-december","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/manger-no-jesus-1024x576.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Daily reflections 17 - 31 December","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Dec 16, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-16 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2025-12-14 18:48:19","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-14 05:48:19","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":24},"status":"publish","content":"17 December, Wednesday The genealogy reveals God's patient work through"},{"id":3187,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/09\/daily-reflections-10-16-december\/","name":"daily-reflections-10-16-december","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bird-about-to-take-flight-1024x576.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Daily reflections 10 - 16 December","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Dec 9, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-09 05:15:00","modifiedDate":"2025-12-05 10:10:40","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-04 21:10:40","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":52},"status":"publish","content":"Wednesday, 10 December I rest in the quiet call that"},{"id":3140,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/12\/02\/daily-reflections-3-9-december\/","name":"daily-reflections-3-9-december","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/path-1024x576.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Daily reflections 3 - 9 December","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Dec 2, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-02 05:15:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-30 23:36:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-30 10:36:50","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":52},"status":"publish","content":"Wednesday 3 December Moments of need reveal how unfinished our"},{"id":2765,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/11\/25\/daily-reflections-26-november-2-december\/","name":"daily-reflections-26-november-2-december","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/city-noise-1024x576.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Daily Reflections 26 November - 2 December","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"flashes","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/flashes\/"},"date":"Nov 25, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-25 05:15:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-25 20:43:17","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-25 07:43:17","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/reflections\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Reflections<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":40},"status":"publish","content":"Wednesday 26 November The graffiti on the wall exposes the"}]	

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A study highlights that newer cohorts are increasingly traditional regarding moral, theological and political issues, marking a distinct departure from the liberal attitudes prevalent in previous generations of American clergy."},{"id":3346,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/10\/synodality-boredom-of-the-bubble\/","name":"synodality-boredom-of-the-bubble","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/can-down-road-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Synodality: Boredom of the bubble","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Kevin Liston","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/kevinliston\/"},"date":"Feb 10, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-10 05:01:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-12 20:50:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-12 07:50:52","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/church-reform\/' rel='post_tag'>Church Reform<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/synodality\/' rel='post_tag'>Synodality<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Inside the beltway, some seriously try to bring synodality to life while others rely on token efforts and the passivity of the faithful to ensure the status quo remains undisturbed. 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A hospitalero learns that welcome isn't just a word\u2014it's the space between a stranger's exhaustion and their first breath of relief, where transformation happens to everyone standing at the threshold."},{"id":3493,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/the-world-needs-more-than-just-common-sense\/","name":"the-world-needs-more-than-just-common-sense","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/glorious-exploits-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The world needs more than just common sense","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Steven Millies","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/stevenmillies\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:04:00","modifiedDate":"2026-01-21 18:02:12","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-21 05:02:12","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/culture-faith\/' rel='post_tag'>Culture & Faith<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/dilexi-te\/' rel='post_tag'>Dilexi Te<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/human-dignity\/' rel='post_tag'>Human Dignity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/social-justice\/' rel='post_tag'>Social Justice<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":58},"status":"publish","excerpt":"When \"common sense\" fails the heart, where do we turn? A look at how imagination allows us to see possibilities that simple precedent cannot offer. By expanding our vision, we find new ways to live with purpose in a difficult, often cynical world."},{"id":3382,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2026\/02\/03\/the-church-is-not-a-she\/","name":"the-church-is-not-a-she","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/church-is-not-a-she-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Church is not a 'she'","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Stephen Bevans","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/stephenbevans\/"},"date":"Feb 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-02-03 05:03:00","modifiedDate":"2026-02-09 13:54:54","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-02-09 00:54:54","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/female-diaconate\/' rel='post_tag'>Female diaconate<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/gender-equality\/' rel='post_tag'>Gender Equality<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/theology\/' rel='post_tag'>Theology<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women\/' rel='post_tag'>Women<\/a><a href='https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/tag\/women-deacons\/' rel='post_tag'>Women Deacons<\/a>","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":9},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Recent Vatican documents on women's diaconate rely heavily on nuptial theology, arguing that female ordination would compromise the spousal relationship between Christ and church. 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When we expect a lecture, we often receive a hug instead. It is the scandal of being welcomed home before we\u2019ve even washed our hands."}]